Provident Mom

I have a lot of friends who go to gyms to work out. They claim that it’s the only way they can get motivated to exercise. If you think about it, though, going to a gym is costly in time and money. You can easily spend $400 a year on your membership, and you have to travel to the gym, which costs time.

My favorite mode of exercise is working out at home to DVDs I get at the library. I have bought a couple of DVDs that I really like, and they’re my backups. But I like the variety I can get through the library.

Running around the neighborhood (on your feet, not in the car) can be great too, but you have to be pretty hardy if you don’t live in southern California. I don’t live in southern California, so I only run in the summertime. But I had a friend who trained for a marathon in the bleak winter rain. Of course, she caught whooping cough.

Other free exercise:

Scrubbing floors
Walking fast
Riding a bike
Climbing stairs
Chasing your children
Mowing the lawn
Chasing your dog
Raking leaves
Painting the ceiling
Delivering newspapers (they actually pay you for doing this exercise)
Jumping on a trampoline
Dancing in the kitchen

See? Free exercise is way more fun than sharing sweaty equipment at the gym. Anyone else have ideas?